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Ultima Thule is a Red Snowman in Space

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Alexander Szewczak

From NASA.gov:  The first color image of Ultima Thule, taken at a distance of 85,000 miles (137,000 kilometers) at 4:08 Universal Time on January 1, 2019, highlights its reddish surface. At left is an enhanced color image taken by the … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Has Awakened For the Final Leg of Its Journey

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Alexander Szewczak

NASA has confirmed that New Horizons, the space probe headed for a close approach to Pluto has emerged from hibernation and is communicating with mission control.  The probe has traveled 3 billion miles from Earth and is scheduled to approach … Continue reading →

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